Kawasaki vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3256
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$630
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2289
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
99
70
😀 Quality of life
82
71
🏙️ Population
1.54M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 75% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4361st and 6778th ($1354 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 31st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 600th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Suzhou

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Kawasaki Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.61%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6324
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3178
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10654
$15339

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610